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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
8.4 cm Feldgeschütz Ord 1871
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
68
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Service Entry Year1871
- Combat Weight433 kg
- Travel Weight1,600 kg
- Crew6
- Carriage TypePole Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre84 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)25
- Ordnance Typebreechloader
- Breech TypeInterrupted Screw
- Recoil SystemNone / Rigid
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Muzzle Velocity396 m/s
- Traverse0
◇Ammunition9MOD.9
- Projectile Weight5.6 kg
- Ammunition Typessolid shot, common shell
- Charge Zones1
- HE RoundNo
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse-drawn limber
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length3.5 m
- Width1.7 m
- Height1.13 m
▲Production3MOD.3
- Total Production358
- Production Start1,871 year
- Unit Cost2,150 USD
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1871Production started
155
years in service
358
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
216FIELD GUNS68PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS92SWITZERLAND · ALL WEAPONS25PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A breech mechanism in artillery where the screw threads are interrupted to allow quick opening and closing of the breech.
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is pulled directly behind the prime mover without a limber, relying on a single pole for connection.
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